Richard Boucher
Richard Boucher
Richard A. Boucheris an American diplomat who was Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developmentfrom 2009 until 2013. He took up post on 5 November 2009. Prior to joining OECD, he was the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, a post he took up on February 21, 2006. The Bureau of South Asian Affairs was expanded to include the nations of Central Asia shortly before his confirmation...
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We think such a position conveys on him certain responsibilities -- to exercise restraint where he has influence to prevent any further escalatory violence,
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We've always opposed unilateral attempts to try to decide these issues. And that position hasn't changed.
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What this does is it brings a common view, a unified message, a unified position of the United States and Europe,
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What we're trying to do now is get the parameters accepted in a way where the reservations are reconcilable and, therefore, we know that both sides are in a position to negotiate seriously.
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I know what you're referring to. I'm just not in a position to comment on it in any way on the reports that came out today.
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It's a matter that many governments have taken strong positions on. There's been a reaction in the region, been a lot of threats made by some of the militant groups.
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It's long been our position that cooperation between members of the Colombian armed forces and the paramilitary groups is unacceptable, and we welcome this decision by the courts,
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The parties have not agreed on any other basis for final status talks at this point, ... So, we'll be talking to the parties, and we will consult with them. We'll have a better idea at that point how we can best assist them to achieve peace.
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The parties are grappling with the core issues,
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The parties agreed to hold another round of talks by the second quarter of this year and to establish a working group to address, and attempt to resolve, detailed issues in between plenary sessions.
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There are airplanes flying with relief supplies. There are airplanes flying to do the reconnaissance. There is rice being delivered. There is water being delivered. There are ships under steam and there are people on the ground.
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We and Japan are allies. When there are tensions in some parts of Asia -- whether it's North Korea, the Taiwan Strait or some other part of Asia -- we talk to Japan about it.
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What's important is for ... the Israelis and Palestinians, to remember that it's a time to maintain calm and to avoid any sort of provocation. We all want to go through this period with minimal violence.
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Without saying something particular about these ideas, I think we've always felt introducing other elements that divert attention from that focus don't really move the situation forward.